Statistically, CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS ranks 1,389,365th among wordpress blogs in the United States, and 5,936,285th globally.**

I’m a miniscule, little runt among 67,838,445 other blogs hosted by wordPress.** My measly 231,052 post visits in 5 years, 4 months, have come from all over the globe.

So what if my site is miniscule? It’s been viewed by readers in Sweden, Singapore, Italy, Australia, Jordan, Egypt (I can even identify some of the readers in these contries), as well as Russia, Brazil, and other countries too numerous to list—including some I have never heard of. It’s a global connection in a small package.

I believe it’s not the size of something that makes it a success. It’s the quality and the response.

Perhaps the greatest value of CAROLYN’S CREATIONS came from its connections and interactions. On January 19, 2011, the following comment appeared on CAROLYN’S BIO (and another post—repeated 3 times):

HI,

I’m not sure HOW I found you and not sure where to write this, but PLEASE CONTACT ME. My mother is adopted, and I recently helped her get her REAL birth certificate (she was denied in earlier years) and we JUST got her REAL birth certificate. She was born in…(comment edited due to private information…Carolyn)

My response? I’m being spammed, I told my husband. However, what could it hurt to dial the given phone number?

I wasn’t being spammed—the mother referred to was an infant released for adoption by my mother in 1953.

The following comment—de ja vous?—arrived on February 7, 2012:

Last month I requested, and received from Massachusetts, a copy of my “non-certified” pre-adoption birth record naming (removed for privacy) as my birth mother…Very much by accident I stumbled upon your blog while attempting to locate any information…It’s taken some time to get off the emotional roller coaster and muster up the courage to write this. I will be more than happy to e-mail you a copy of this birth record, along with pictures….

I and my family are from Nowy Targ. My father’s name was Alojzy singer. I was a hidden child. I and my father survived. the rest of the family did not. The Singers had a large hardware store on the Rynek. I would love to be in touch with anyone from that town. I am sure that my father and Mr. Mendler knew each other.

I have no regrets on creating and following through a weblog. Its magazine format has allowed me to explore many subjects. Its results have been beyond any expectations I had when I began. With all the experience I’ve gained I still remain unsavvy on blogging. Perhaps as I make my way through my second thousand posts I will gain more expertise.

I would like to think that this blog offers something for everyone. I invite you to explore your interests here, and to comment when possible.

I extend a word of gratitued to my readers, and especially to those who subscribe. Without your encouragement I probably wouldn’t have posted 1000 times.

I invite you to celebrate with me, and enjoy the fireworks on this post, and the July 4th fireworks that coincide with the timing of CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS 1000th post celebration.